Nigeria Immigration Service
9 Apr
Popular CNN International Correspondent, Larry Madowo, has expressed displeasure after he was charged $215 (N268,554) for a one-month single entry visa to Nigeria. Madowo disclosed this in a video posted on his X handle on arrival in Nigeria. The 36-year-old, who is the host of the African Voices Changemakers and Playmakers series, described the money…
4 Apr
Nigeria has rolled out plans to begin the local production of international passports in the country. This was disclosed in a statement by the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo on Wednesday night. "Today, I had a meeting with an indigenous technology company presenting a proposal on localizing our international passport production," posted Tunji-Ojo on his…
12 Jan
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) on Friday introduced the complete automated passport application system.
9 Jan
Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), yesterday, launched the automated passport application process to expedite passport acquisition by Nigerians.
28 Dec
Comptroller of Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Kwara Command, Mr Aminu Shamsuddin, has warned men and officers of the command to stay away from any form of corruption. Shamsuddin said any corrupt officer found engaging in bribery and corruption would be dismissed from the service. The comptroller, represented by Deputy Comptroller of NIS, Momoh Aliyu, gave…
11 Dec
Heirs Insurance Group has presented a 30KVA solar power station to the Ikoyi Passport Office of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to address its operational challenges.
5 Dec
The Comptroller-General, Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Caroline Adepoju, yesterday, said that the Service needs more facilities and centres to meet up with prompt passport issuance.
13 Nov
Eleven personnel from the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) were involved in a tragic accident a few kilometres from Kano on Sunday while returning to Abuja from an official assignment.
26 Oct 2023
The plan by the Ministry of Interior to accelerate the issuance of the Nigerian passport to citizens is laudable only to the extent of it yielding practical results. Similar promises were made by state officials in the past with little to show for it.
6 Oct 2023
The Acting Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Wura-Ola Adepoju, has said 112,351 passport booklets are yet to be collected by applicants across the 36 states of the federation and the FCT.
16 Sep 2023
Federal government has set a new target for the Nigeria Immigration Service, (NIS), to produce 24, 000 passports daily in order to meet demand for the document and ease the process for applicants.
1 Sep 2023
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has been given a marching order for repository of accurate data on expatriates and dismantling of observed bottlenecks to ensure seamless issuance of international passports.
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